Still need a lift to Morgantown, W.V.? Auburn's equipment truck left this afternoon, as long as you don't mind a 13-hour drive. Auburn will take a more conventional approach, flying out at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The team will arrive via Pittsburgh, Pa., but depart out of a local airport in West Virginia. Estimated arrival time back in Auburn? Friday at 3 a.m.

That's why Thursday games can be tough. They alter the team's typical practice schedule and force players to miss class.

"Tuesday was Monday, yesterday was Wednesday and today is Thursday," said Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville as he attempted to describe the week of practice preparation.

There was no big news from his final pre-game meeting with the press. A few tidbits: